Pro Football Focus listed Mack as the No. 1 FA center and the Browns line as 12th best. Going forward a lot rests on keeping line cohesion and synchronicity. Center calls the blocking scheme.

Back when Belichick was the Village Idiot, he switched centers a couple days before Game One – disaster. Defensive genius, offensively clueless, just like some of these comments.

]]>By: billsfan1http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298669
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:25:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298669You will sing a different tune when whitner us responsible for 3 losses himself..
And relax Cleveland. Nobody wins the Super Bowl in April
]]>By: bearsfanohiohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298570
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 14:01:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298570Attention: Fantasy Football is not actual football. Great move by the Browns front office, letting Jacksonville negotiate a contract for you and retaining a pro bowl center for at least two years.
]]>By: jerruhjoneshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298479
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:11:33 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298479All of you experts keep saying ‘just a center’. You have no clue what a Pro Bowl center actually does for an offense. Do some reading.
]]>By: mapedog1http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298447
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 10:54:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298447It is confusing that everyone thinks Ben Tate is some kind of an answer. He has missed 24 of 64 NFL games due to injuries, which means he plays an average of 10 games per year out of 16. He also has only 10 career TDs in 4 years. He also has 10 fumbles in those 4 years. Folks need to educate themselves on what they are getting.
]]>By: campcouchhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298354
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:36:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298354He never said he wanted to leave,he tested free agency,which is his right,Cleveland didn’t want to franchise him this year because next year would have cost them more. They got to gauge what the market was for him and had the cap space to do so. Everyone knows that NFL contracts are only worth the guaranteed money anyways. If he maintains his Pro Bowl play,he can void his contract or restructure it to get more cash. They actually did him a favor. Everyone knows that the franchise tag causes disconnects between players and FOs,so they basically agreed to his terms without negotiating. If they had said no,everyone would be praising Jacksonville for grabbing a Pro Bowl center for a mere 18 mil guaranteed.
]]>By: crik911http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298341
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:09:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298341On offense if your second best player isn’t your center, you are in trouble. They slide protection based on the QB’s calls and also have to worry about the snap as well.
]]>By: ballboy48http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298333
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:00:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298333Do any of you pay attention to the NFL? An average of $8.4 Million over 5 years, is pretty much on par with Khalil’s $8.1 Million per year in Carolina. It’s the NFL. Player salaries just keep rising.
]]>By: ytownjoehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298315
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 02:32:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298315Now JAX has to find a guy to snap the ball. And they will find a much cheaper one. Browns did them a favor.
]]>By: mrdownsliderhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298290
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:47:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298290Anyone who claims the Browns dont have a good QB didnt watch Hoyer play last season . The guy is solid.
]]>By: realskipbaylesshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298277
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:37:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298277If I were the jags I’d keep offering more to make the browns go bankrupt.
]]>By: kazkalhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298274
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:32:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298274Do I think Mack is worth the money? yes Good teams have good Oline.Problem is Mack doesn’t want to be a Brown you don’t spend 42 million Dollars on player who doesn’t want to play for you.

Factory of Sadness continues.

]]>By: ubepunkedagainhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298250
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:02:38 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298250Mack already stated he wanted to be a Brown. he agent speak was nothing more than him driving home the going rate for the best center in the league. In the end, Jacksonville wined and dined Mack who after the meeting with the Browns was told to go get a fair market value contract and that they would match. Jacksonville in essence wasted a bunch of time and resources in forming a contract for a player that would never play for them.
]]>By: nattinationhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298243
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:56:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298243What everyone seems to be missing is. This is just insurance for Mack. Everyone hates to be tagged because it’s a one year deal. He gets hurt. Sorry. Career ending injury. That sucks.
Now he gets 18 million no matter what. Could he have gotten 10 million this year, yes, and 12 million next, maybe. But right, today, now he has 18. And the ability to get a new contract in two years.
Plus I wouldn’t be surprised if the Jags aren’t getting something out of these. Maybe Alex’s agent now owes the Jags a favor. Or maybe he was just calling one in
]]>By: bensstinkyfingershttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298220
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:41:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298220This was going to happen all along, the agent, and Mack knew he would be back in Cleveland, they were just milking them for the best deal they could get. Don’t be fooled all you sharts talking smack, the browns have a plan, and from the looks of it they will be dominating your favorite teams sooner than later. Watch as the dynasty unfolds before your eyes starting in 2014. I will be as bold to predict they win the AFC North this year. Looky Looky GO Browns!!!
]]>By: axesprayhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298212
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:37:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298212The Jags and Browns gonna give Lone Snappers QB Money too while they’re at it?
]]>By: kingkornkahnhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298198
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:29:33 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298198Mark 2014 in your Almanac as the year a rain falls on the AFC North. A cold, driving, Brown rain that stains the souls of those who hate on the Cleve. They will be forever marked. Remember this day, the day where Alex Mack’s transition tag offer was was matched by the Browns. Remember this day and weep…..4.11.14
]]>By: chad504boyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298184
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:13:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298184You know you’re a terrible organization when your center is better than your qb
]]>By: jredshoeshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298176
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:06:33 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298176If I would have known I could make 42 million being a center I would have spent more time with a guys hands behind me and less time studying. Regardless of how bad that sounds
]]>By: jimmypxhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298173
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:03:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298173For those slamming the Jags, you have to remember that they had nothing to lose. It was a gamble to see if the Browns would match the offer. If they didn’t the Jags have tons of cap space, need a Center, and just got a Pro Bowler. If the Browns DO match, the Jags have their fan base stoked knowing that unlike previous years they are going for great talent and they are out a plane ticket and some dinners.
]]>By: groundcontrol2304http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298169
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:01:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298169LOL…I schooled JAX fans on the business side of this deal and they had my posts removed…well play Jax City…well played!
]]>By: groundcontrol2304http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298158
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:51:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298158Apparently, I cannot spell when I type angerily…ha! Joke is on me! Still…free education in there fellas!
]]>By: tccoatshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298149
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:42:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298149that didn’t take long….
]]>By: stevez51http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298147
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:40:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298147I’m sure Joe Thomas is on the phone right now with his agent telling him he wants out of Cleveland to get 12 mil.

And to the poster, Mack could have been tagged next year. The price would have been higher.

]]>By: kosarkidhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298144
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:36:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298144People making fun of the Browns do realize for spending $42 Million for a center do realize that it’s for more than one year right? They were going to have to pay him more money, if he didn’t sign this offer, under the tag. … So Browns Bashers are gonna bash no matter what they do. Keep laughing, your team is gonna suck too one day. Although to be honest not as many years as the Browns v2.0 has since 1999. But still, your team is gonna suck for 3 years someday.
]]>By: pacodawghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298135
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:29:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298135What a bunch of stooges on here. Of course he wanted the browns. If he didn’t he wouldn’t have signed with jax. He’s locked in for 2 years. Had he signed the transition, he gets out of cleveland in a year, no strings attached. Do ur homework peanut gallery. Hd did the browns a favor.
]]>By: jclark6528http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/browns-announce-theyre-matching-jags-offer-for-alex-mack/#comment-3298133
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:28:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2254385#comment-3298133Wow…..now Jax fans are criticizing the Browns for matching…..sorry guys, he was NEVER your player…..but thanks for doing the legwork for the Browns. Alex Mack used you to get exactly what he wanted……..
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